1480
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Onuphrius is a 1480 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a man with a long beard and a halo standing in a simple landscape. He’s holding a staff and looks like he’s walking or standing still. Behind him, a small figure is climbing a tree, and a building sits in the distance. The colors are flat and bright, with lots of blue sky, green trees, and a tan background. The painting was made using woodcut, a technique where the artist carves an image into wood and then prints it. The colors were added by hand after printing. Next, look up woodcut to see how this printing method works.
This 15th-century German artist carved vivid religious scenes into metal and wood, then hand-painted them in bright, symbolic colors.
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